마유

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 馬乳.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ju]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?mayu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?mayu
    McCune–Reischauer?mayu
    Yale Romanization?mā.yu

    Noun

    마유 • (mayu) (hanja 馬乳)

    1. mare's milk

    Synonyms

    • 말젖 (maljeot)